6 February 2020
Three people with advanced tumours received a dose of CRISPR gene-edited immune cells and had no serious side effects, paving the way for more trials using this technique
6 February 2020
Climate change has significantly increased the likelihood of bumblebees being driven to extinction in certain regions across North America and Europe
6 February 2020
Using high-pressure jet nozzles to fire liquid Botox into the skin could be a less painful alternative to injections to treat sweaty armpits and palms
6 February 2020
Strange, powerful blasts of radio waves from space called fast radio bursts sometimes flash repeatedly, but never with any discernible pattern – until now
6 February 2020
A person who has ingested cocaine will excrete a compound that can be detected from a single fingerprint, even if they have washed their hands
5 February 2020
Every day on Pluto, nitrogen puffs out the icy world’s heart-shaped plain into the atmosphere, and every night it refreezes, creating winds unlike any we’ve seen before
5 February 2020
Babies whose immune cells produce more pathogen-fighting proteins are more likely to develop temporary or persistent asthma later in life
5 February 2020
An extinct variety of date palm tree has been grown from ancient seeds preserved in the Judean desert for 2000 years, the oldest seeds ever germinated
5 February 2020
Mudskippers are known for their unusual ability to climb trees, but now they have been spotted hopping across water. They are thought to be a living example of how fish transitioned to land
5 February 2020
The most important climate talks for years are already becoming political. This needs to stop if we have any chance of success at COP26, says Adam Vaughan
